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Pulaski Shoal
24.70°N · 82.78°W · Bar · Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
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Best score today · 7 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 356 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.1 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
93Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 3 kt WPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 88°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Monroe County state waters (Florida Keys)
Cobia
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 36 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 1 per person or 2 per vessel, whichever is less. Spears, gigs, hook and line, seine or cast net.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Cobia, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (10 per day)
- Bonefish Catch & release (No retention)
- Crevalle jack Retention open
- Florida pompano Retention open (6 per day)
- Gag grouper Closed (No retention)
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (1 per day)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Check regulations
- Permit Retention open (1 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (3 per day (3 Atlantic grouper and tilefish combined))
- Red snapper Retention open (2 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Catch & release (No retention)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pulaski Shoal
- Depth
- About 45 ft
- Structure
- Shoal · Outer · Exposed
- Season
- Off seasonCobia
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 464 m grid. Depths are feet below mean sea level, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Pulaski Shoal
Pulaski Shoal is a bar in Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel, Florida. Depth is about 45 ft. Its profile reads shoal, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 18 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, crevalle jack and common snook. It is peak season now for crevalle jack and common snook, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, permit, gray snapper and red drum. Atlantic tarpon peak from March through June. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Cobia
- Cobia cruise inlets, beaches, buoys, wrecks and the backs of rays in 5 to 100 feet of water. On calm, sunny days sight-cast bucktails or live eels to fish near the surface. Otherwise anchor up-current of structure, chum, and fish live eels, crabs or menhaden near the bottom.
- Atlantic tarpon
- Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Northkey Harbor77
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 77
- Common snook 73
- Atlantic tarpon 69
3 kt WH 9:38 PM · 1.6 ftL 2:56 AM · 1.1 ft
- Southeast Channel77
Channel · 6.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponShoulder season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Crevalle jack 75
- Common snook 71
4 kt WSWH 9:38 PM · 1.6 ftL 2:56 AM · 1.1 ft
- Northwest Channel77
Channel · 6.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponShoulder season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Crevalle jack 74
- Common snook 68
3 kt WNWH 9:38 PM · 1.4 ftL 2:34 AM · 0.9 ft
- Sawa Rock69
Bar · 6.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 69
- Permit 69
- Atlantic tarpon 69
3 kt WH 9:38 PM · 1.6 ftL 2:56 AM · 1.1 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with FWC before you keep a fish.